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Windsor Locks vs Goshen vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Connecticut.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor Locks has the most affordable homes ($259k median).
Goshen has the most expensive homes ($482k median).
Windsor has the most kids (19.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Windsor Locks | Goshen | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,579 |
3,196Lowest |
29,468Highest |
| Median age | 41.4±2.6Lowest about the CT average |
51.4±3.6Highest 25% above CT |
43.7±1.9 6% above CT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 CT: 20.2% |
15.3%±3.9Lowest CT: 20.2% |
19.2%±2.1Highest CT: 20.2% |
| Windsor and Windsor Locks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±2.7Lowest CT: 18.5% |
26.8%±5.4Highest CT: 18.5% |
20%±2 CT: 18.5% |
| Goshen and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.6%Lowest CT: 42.5% |
56.7%Highest CT: 42.5% |
43.2% CT: 42.5% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.8Highest CT: 7.1% |
2.8%±1.8Lowest CT: 7.1% |
5.9%±1.3Highest CT: 7.1% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,205±$13kLowest 15% below CT |
$152,093±$27kHighest 59% above CT |
$104,725±$8k 9% above CT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,800±$14kLowest 29% below CT |
$482,400±$71kHighest 31% above CT |
$305,200±$11k 17% below CT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,394±$187 6% below CT |
$1,250±$724Lowest 16% below CT |
$1,681±$62Highest 13% above CT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,688Lowest 44% below CT |
$5,292 20% below CT |
$5,351Highest 19% below CT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.2%±16.8Highest CT: 52.6% |
31.8%±25.1Lowest CT: 52.6% |
44.9%±10.9 CT: 52.6% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest CT: 10% |
4.5%Lowest CT: 10% |
6.7% CT: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.1%Lowest CT: 66.5% |
88.3%Highest CT: 66.5% |
82.4% CT: 66.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 6 yrs older than CT |
1985Highest 18 yrs newer than CT |
1970 3 yrs newer than CT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below CT |
42 minHighest 58% above CT |
21 minLowest 19% below CT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±3.7Highest CT: 16% |
13.4%±5.9Lowest CT: 16% |
16.1%±3.2 CT: 16% |
| Windsor Locks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #109 of 149 in CT | — | #117 of 149 in CT |
| School district | Windsor Locks School District | Regional School District 20 | Capitol Region Education Council · Windsor School District |
| High school in town | Windsor Locks High School | None in town | Windsor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
— | 10.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
CT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.